The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . hunt violently—Disregardshis Physicians Advice—Diary of his Illness—Extraordinary Concoctions pre-scribed—His swollen Legs—Leaves Hampton Court for London—Comes toHunt in the Park—Falls from his Horse—His own Version of the Accident—Diversities in the Historical Accounts—His Death, ROM Loo William IIL went on to Breda, andfrom there to the Hague/ whence, after beingdetained for three weeks by adverse winds, hesailed on November 3rd for England, landingat Margate unexpectedly early the followingmorn-ing, the 4th, the anniversary of his own bi
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . hunt violently—Disregardshis Physicians Advice—Diary of his Illness—Extraordinary Concoctions pre-scribed—His swollen Legs—Leaves Hampton Court for London—Comes toHunt in the Park—Falls from his Horse—His own Version of the Accident—Diversities in the Historical Accounts—His Death, ROM Loo William IIL went on to Breda, andfrom there to the Hague/ whence, after beingdetained for three weeks by adverse winds, hesailed on November 3rd for England, landingat Margate unexpectedly early the followingmorn-ing, the 4th, the anniversary of his own birth, and of his land-ing in 1688 at Torbay. From the coast he came post-haste toHampton Court, avoiding the fatigue of a progress throughLondon,^ which the enfeebled state of his health could nothave suffered him to bear, and reached the Palace on the ^ From the Hague, on Nov. ist Hampton Court, in the place of Mr.(), he signified the appointment of Oliver, Jackson as master mason at ^ Luttrell ; London 152 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1701 evening of the 5th, about 8 oclock, much tired with hisjourney, so that he went immediately to bed. ^ That verysame night he signed a commission for the proroguing ofParliament/^ His arrival is chronicled thus in the London Gazette:— Nov. 5*^ The King came yesterday from Margate to Sitting-bourne where His Majesty lay last night ; His Majesty dined thisday at the Earl of Romneys at Greenwich,^ and came this eveningto Hampton Court. Yesterday was celebrated His Majestys birth-day ; and the Public Joy on this occasion being very much en-creased by the news of His Majestys good health, and safe Arrival,the same was expressed in an extraordinary manner by the Ring-ing of Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations, in the cities of London andWestminster. And this day was observed the anniversary of theDiscovery of the Gunpowder Treason, with the usual solemnity/ No moment, in truth, could have been mor
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